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UFO [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interplanetary Space Exploration
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
DEF

[An] aerial object ... not readily identifiable to the observer.

CONT

The pilot reported seeing a UFO flying over Kansas.

OBS

The terms "UFO" (Unidentified Flying Object) and "UAP" (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) refer to the same concept but differ in scope and modern usage. "UFO" traditionally refers to any object in the sky that cannot be immediately identified. The term has long been associated with extraterrestrial spacecraft in popular culture, though it technically encompasses any unexplained airborne object. "UAP", on the other hand, is a more recent term adopted by government and scientific agencies to describe unexplained aerial events without the extraterrestrial connotations associated with "UFO."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploration interplanétaire
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
DEF

[...] objet [...] aperçu dans l'atmosphère et dont les témoins n'ont pu identifier la nature.

CONT

[...] l'acronyme «ovni» [...] désigne des phénomènes vraisemblablement matériels, observés à une distance variable du sol, et dont la nature n'est pas (encore) déterminée. Rien de nécessairement extraterrestre [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Exploración interplanetaria
  • Vigilancia, detección y reconocimiento (Militar)
OBS

objeto volador no identificado; objeto volante no identificado; ovni: El término "ovni", acrónimo de "objeto volador/volante no identificado", ha pasado a ser un sustantivo común, por lo que lo adecuado es escribirlo enteramente con letras minúsculas. [...] Aunque en su origen esta voz era un acrónimo, una sigla que puede pronunciarse como una palabra, ya se ha incorporado al léxico común del idioma y hoy se escribe con todas las letras en minúsculas. [...] Sobre el plural, cabe añadir que, mientras son siglas, lo adecuado es no pluralizar en su forma escrita el término en sí [...] Sin embargo, cuando [las siglas] están ya lexicalizadas, al pasar a ser sustantivos comunes, forman el plural de acuerdo con las normas generales del español ("ovnis", "pymes", "láseres").

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Record 2 2021-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

Collisions with unidentified floating objects (UFOs) have shown themselves to pose a considerable danger to sailors ... This [danger] is a reality directly linked to the decline in the marine environment and goes hand in hand with the issue of ice when it comes to developing detection systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Qu'est-ce que des «ofnis»? Ce sont des «objets flottants non identifiés», des objets immergés ou semi-immergés extrêmement dangereux pour la navigation [parce qu'ils sont] très peu visibles.

OBS

OFNI; ofni : La forme au pluriel de «OFNI» est «OFNI»; la forme au pluriel de «ofni» est «ofnis».

Key term(s)
  • ofnis

Spanish

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